Ohio State Life Ins. Co. v. Barron

Mrs. Laura Ella Sneyd was killed by her husband, Charles B. Sneyd, December 5, 1933. Immediately after committing the homicide Sneyd took his own life. Each of these parties had been married previous to their marriage to each other in October, 1930. Mrs. Sneyd was survived by four children of her former marriage; and Mr. Sneyd was survived by three children of his former marriage. They are also survived by one child born of their marriage. At the time of her death Mrs. Sneyd carried life insurance in the amount of $1,000. Her husband was the beneficiary. The insurance company paid the money…